Windows Embedded Compact running in a media server configuration. Source model ( kernel ) Initial release 16 November 1996; 21 years ago ( 1996-11-16) 8.0 (Embedded Compact 2013) / 13 June 2013; 4 years ago ( 2013-06-13) Platforms, ( up to 6.0 R2, and were also supported) type Official website Windows Embedded Compact, formerly Windows Embedded CE and Windows CE, is an subfamily developed by as part of its family of products.
Unlike, which is based on, Windows Embedded Compact uses a different. Microsoft licenses Windows CE to (OEMs), who can modify and create their own user interfaces and experiences, with Windows CE providing the technical foundation to do so. The current version of Windows Embedded Compact supports and processors with (BSP) directly. The and architectures had support prior to version 7.0.
Contents. Features Windows CE is optimized for devices that have minimal memory; a Windows CE kernel may run with one megabyte of. Devices are often configured without, and may be configured as a 'closed' system that does not allow for end-user extension (for instance, it can be burned into ). Windows CE conforms to the definition of a, with a deterministic interrupt latency. From Version 3 and onward, the system supports 256 priority levels and uses for dealing with. The fundamental unit of execution is the. This helps to simplify the interface and improve execution time.
The first version – known during development under the 'Pegasus' – featured a Windows-like and a number of Microsoft's popular apps, all trimmed down for smaller storage, memory, and speed of the palmtops of the day. Since then, Windows CE has evolved into a component-based, embedded, real-time operating system.
It is no longer targeted solely at hand-held computers. Many platforms have been based on the core Windows CE operating system, including Microsoft's, and many industrial devices and embedded systems. Windows CE even powered select games for the, was the operating system of the handheld, and can partially run on modified game consoles. A distinctive feature of Windows CE compared to other Microsoft operating systems is that large parts of it are offered in source code form.
First, source code was offered to several vendors, so they could adjust it to their hardware. Then products like Platform Builder (an integrated environment for Windows CE OS image creation and integration, or customized operating system designs based on CE) offered several components in source code form to the general public. However, a number of core components that do not need adaptation to specific hardware environments (other than the CPU family) are still distributed in binary only form. History Windows Embedded Compact was formerly known as Windows CE. According to Microsoft, 'CE' is not an explicit acronym for anything, although it implies a number of notions that Windows developers had in mind, such as 'compact', 'connectable', 'compatible', 'companion' and 'efficient'.
The name changed once in 2006, with the release of, and again in 2011, with the release of. Windows CE was originally announced by Microsoft at the expo in 1996 and was demonstrated on stage by and John McGill.
Microsoft had been testing Pegasus in early 1995 and released a strict reference platform to several hardware partners. Timeline of Windows CE development Often Windows CE, and are used interchangeably, in part due to their common origin. This practice is not entirely accurate. Windows CE is a modular/componentized operating system that serves as the foundation of several classes of devices. Some of these modules provide subsets of other components' features (e.g.
Varying levels of windowing support; vs ), others which are separate ( or font support), and others which add additional features to another component. One can buy a kit (the Platform Builder) which contains all these components and the tools with which to develop a custom platform. Apps such as (formerly Pocket Excel) are not part of this kit. The older Handheld PC version of Pocket Word and several other older apps are included as samples, however.
Windows Mobile is best described as a subset of platforms based on a Windows CE underpinning. Currently, Pocket PC (now called Windows Mobile Classic), SmartPhone (Windows Mobile Standard), and Pocket PC Phone Edition (Windows Mobile Professional) are the three main platforms under the Windows Mobile umbrella.
Each platform uses different components of Windows CE, plus supplemental features and apps suited for their respective devices. Pocket PC and Windows Mobile are Microsoft-defined custom platforms for general PDA use, consisting of a Microsoft-defined set of minimum profiles (Professional Edition, Premium Edition) of software and hardware that is supported. The rules for manufacturing a Pocket PC device are stricter than those for producing a custom Windows CE-based platform. The defining characteristics of the Pocket PC are the as the primary and its extremely portable size.
CE v3.0 is the basis for Pocket PC 2002. A successor to CE v3.0 is CE.net.
'PocketPC is a separate layer of code on top of the core Windows CE OS. Pocket PC is based on Windows CE, but it's a different offering.' And licensees of Pocket PC are forbidden to modify the WinCE part. The SmartPhone platform is a feature-rich OS and interface for cellular phone handsets. SmartPhone offers productivity features to business users, such as email, and multimedia abilities for consumers. The SmartPhone interface relies heavily on joystick navigation and PhonePad input. Devices running SmartPhone do not include a touchscreen interface.
SmartPhone devices generally resemble other cellular handset form factors, whereas most Phone Edition devices use a PDA form factor with a larger display. Releases Version Changes 1.0 Released November 16, 1996. Codename 'Pegasus' and 'Alder'. Devices named 'handheld PC'.
4 MB minimum. 2 MB minimum 1.01 version (1.0a) – added language support.
Unsupported as of December 31, 2001. 2.0 Released September 29, 1997. Codename 'Birch'. Devices named 'Palm-sized PC'. Real-time deterministic task scheduling.
Architectures: ARM, MIPS, PowerPC, StrongARM, SuperH and x86. color screens. SSL 2.0 and SSL 3.0. Unsupported as of September 30, 2002 for Windows CE 2.11 and September 30, 2005 for Windows CE 2.12. 2.11 version (Palm-Size PC 1.1) – changed screen resolution to, added. 2.11 version (Palm-Size PC 1.2) – based on Windows CE H/PC 2.11 kernel, removed. HandeldPC 2.11 version (HandheldPC Professional) – added small versions of, improved documents formats support.
3.0 Released June 15, 2000. Codename 'Cedar' and 'Galileo'.
Major recode that made CE hard real time down to the microsecond level. Base for the Pocket PC 2000, Handheld PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002 and Smartphone 2002. Priority levels were increased from 8 to 256.
Object store was increased from 65,536 to 4.19 million allowed objects. Restricted access to critical APIs or restricting write access to parts of the registry. Unsupported as of October 9, 2007. 4.x Released January 7, 2002. Codename 'Talisker/Jameson/McKendric'. Integrated with. Driver structure changed greatly, new features added.
Base for 'Pocket PC 2003'. and support. and standardized keyboards support. TLS (SSL 3.1), IPsec L2TP VPN, or Kerberos. Pocket Office was reduced to. Separation to two editions – Core (only shell) and Professional (with Microsoft Accessories). In addition to the older browser, was available with near 100% page compatibility to its desktop cousin.
With Windows CE.net 4.2, a new was provided with integration. Unsupported as of July 10, 2012 for Windows CE 4.0 and January 8, 2013 for Windows CE 4.1 and July 9, 2013 for Windows CE 4.2. Released in August 2004. Adds many new features. Codename 'Macallan'. Added automatic reporting for manufacturers., a COM-based version of Windows XP's DirectX multimedia API.
DirectDraw for 2D graphics and DirectShow for camera and video digitisation support. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) support. In this version Wordpad has been eliminated too. The 'Pro' version contains the Internet Explorer browser and. Support ended on October 14, 2014. Released in September 2006.
Codename 'Yamazaki'. Process address space is increased from 32 MB to 2. Number of processes has been increased from 32 to 32,768.
User mode and kernel mode device drivers are possible. 512 MB physically managed memory. Device.exe, filesys.exe, GWES.exe have been moved to Kernel mode. SetKMode and set process permissions no longer possible. Supported until April 10, 2018. System call performance improved Released in March 2011. Multi-core CPU support (SMP).
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Wi-Fi Positioning System. Bluetooth 3.0 + HS support. (Digital Living Network Alliance). technology. Media Transfer Protocol. Windows Phone 7 IE with Flash 10.1 support.
6.1 support. UX C API using technologies like Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight for attractive and functional user interfaces. Modernized graphics based on.
Advanced touch and gesture input. Kernel support for 3 GB physical RAM and supports ARMv7 assembly (has support for 'x86, SH (automotive only) and ARM.' ). Supported until April 13, 2021. 8.0 (2013). Released in June 2013.
client with stateful/stateless address configuration. / over IPv6 for VPN connectivity. Snapshot boot. Improved XAML data binding and Expression Blend support.
Model improvements from 7. Supported until October 10, 2023. viewer added. See also.
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